The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-11-15

prohibition or anti prohibition
grounds it- results might be doubtful,
even then senator Coke
hlth u very fair record in unison with
DE majority oftac people Of the state.
Iftbi- question enters into the matter
at all 1T will do so psrely upon
grounds ota future policy there eau be
but little doubt Of this We conclude
that twill prove bone OF contention
in this aud in all other political que,-
tons IN this state Tor many years, but
it would be extremely difficult to say
81 1t what Il day will bring FORTH
1t has been charged time. and again
and it is still being said all over
IcXaa that there WAS au understands
ing between Coke ana the leaders of
prohibition to the effect that if he
would keep out Of the recent race
they would uphold him in his next
struggle. 1t has also been said that
the understanding reached out 80 as
to grasp The doctrines enunciated by
the celebrated 18th plank against
which the victorious hosts OF anti
prohibition were then, and are yet
-urging. That compact is said to de.
clare that the senator was
to leave the l2th plank 80 to
take care OF itself. If it
maintained Itself, well and GOOD. IT
1t were dropped out it was to be
quietly done. But under no cir
cuInstances was it TO be supplsuted
by " pronounced anti prohibition
plank Now, just how much
truth or reasonable probability there
il in all this THE ENAMINER leaves its
readers to determine tor themselves,
for it certainly does not believe in 1t
at all. Senator Coke, besides being n
great state sman, is also an astutc, far.
seeing and wary politician, and to
have entered into such compact at
the time and under the circumstances
would have been to write himself
down Us ass, such ~ he's never yet
climbed to his present altitude in the
affections of the people of Texas
senator Coke stands upon the posi-
tons he assumed two ycars since in
in the local option fight. lie has
never rccodcd from them. and we
suppose regards the retention or sub.
stltution of the twelfth plank as a
mere matter of party policy, which is
not to Affect its principles one iots
BE this as it may, yet we are of the
opinion that there is good deal in
the thing. If prohibition is undcm-
ocratiC in all of Its forms and phases,
then it becomes n dire necessity for
the party to enunciate upon 1t, and
the party platform is the place of all
others whore this Is to be done
~ Colonel Mills position on this sub
Iect is widely known and fully re-
'pccted. He is ardent, fiery and de
voted, and personally very popular.
W confess that we are fully in sym
'athy with HIM in his assaults on the
9TH plank, and in his purpose to force
decided anti-prohibition declaration
nto the state democratic platform.
But in all this, and even for such
yeighty reasons ~ might be adduced |
II its favor, is there not other inter.
SITS equally grave and of equal worth /
o the Texas democracy which are to 1
10 considered, which, slso, are to be /
AIKEN into the count rs between the (
oliticvl interests of these two dis
Texan democrats Ii isn't
ur funeral exactly ; we don't sup.
ose either one OF them would shed
tear were bolt of lightning TO hit
S on the top of the head, and we
night say also, that we can return
he compliment, but wrapped
Ip in this matter are the
interests of Texas, OF her democracy
nd her people, and neither one of .
he parties named, illustrious or OBJ /
cure, dare follow personal feelings,
considerations or ambitions when
hey contravene tho good OF the I,
reat state we all love aud would
ervc with our best efforts. without
florence to mere personal consldera.
ons
We confess that we would have
owed CoEe better had he thrown of
is coat In the last struggle as lie did
4 he local option fight of two years
ince. 1t was u gricvous fault, there
: no deny ing it. But one swallow
o' not make summer, Thus is one
rhine TO be set over against thou
and virtues, and we ior one believe +